Bicycle attachment.



No. 654,245. Patented July 24, I900.

L. GLASSER.

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Mar. 31, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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LUDWIG GLASSER, OF OLEAN, NEW YORK.

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,245, dated July 24, 1900.

Application filed March 31, 1900. Serial No. 10,987. (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUDWIG GLASSER, a citizen of the United States, residingat Olean, in the county of Oattaraugus and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Bicycle Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bicycle-supports, and has for an object toprovide an improved device of this character which is carried by one of the pedals in a folded position thereon and arranged to be tripped by the foot of the rider, so as to assume an upright position for engagement with the ground to support the bicycle and also arranged to be returned to its normal position by a movement of the foot of the rider, whereby the bicycle may be supported while the rider is in the saddle. It is furthermore designed to provide the devire in the form of an attachment, so that it may be conveniently applied to a bicycle without requiring any material change in the pedal and without interfering with the usual operation thereof.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, andminor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthe invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle-pedal having the improved support applied thereto and in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the attachment removed from the pedal. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional perspective view illustrating one of the connections between the device and the pedal. Fig. 5 is a detail plan View, parts being broken away.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings are designated by like characters of reference.-

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates any ordinary or common bicycle-pedal,having the substantially U-shaped support 2 pivotally or hingedly connected to the outer end there of, so as to assume a vertical position, as shown in full lines, to engage the ground or floor inthe operative position of the device to support a bicycle and also to be folded inwardly and upwardly into the plane of the pedal, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. To connect this support to the pedal, there is provided a substantially U- shaped frame 3, the opposite sides of which embrace the respective longitudinal sides of the pedal and are connected thereto by means of suitable fastcnings 4, which pass through alined perforations in the frame and the pedal. It is not necessaryto form additional openings in the sides of the pedal, as the latter is always provided with an intermediate opening for the attachment of a toe-clip, as will be readily understood. Adjacent to the outer end of the frame and in the under edge of the opposite longitudinal sides Ihereofare formed the transverse slots or notches 5 for the reception of the transverse portion b of the support which forms the rock-shaft therefor. The outer end of'eaclf sideof the pedal is provided with a longitmlinal slot or bifurcation 7, which is designed to receive one of the ends of the rock-shaft, and the sides of the frame are provided with the inner lngs or. projections B, which are snugly received within the outer ends'of the respective slots or bifurcations in the sides of the pedal to form a connection for the latter and the frame.

The transverse portion 9 of the frame is provided with an intermediate upstanding varm 10 and an opposite pendent arm 11, the opposite outer ends of which are embraced by a bowed spring-plate 12, that 1s secured to the transverse portion of the frame by means of a suitable fastening 13. The inner free portion 14 of the spring projects upwardly between the transverse portion of the frame and the rock-shaft to frictionally bear against a cam-shoulder 15,provided intermediate of the opposite ends of the rook-shaft, so as to yieldingly support the U shaped support in its normal inoperative position, as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. It will be noted that the free end of the spring projects above the upper side of the pedal, so that said spring may be pressed outwardly by the foot of the rider, whereby the former may be released from engagement with the cam 15, and thus permit of the support automatically dropping into position for use.

In the operative position of the support it inclines upwardly and inwardly, and to maintain it in this position the rock-shaft is provided with a radial lug or arm 16, which is designed to engage against the lower edge of a fixed shoulder 17, provided upon the inner--- side of the transverse end 9 of the frame, so as'to limit the outward swing of the free end of the support and hold the latter in afixed position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the support is carried by a frame, which may be conveniently applied to a pedal by forming apair of slots in its outer end, and the device does not interfere with the operation of the pedal, and a toe-clip may be used while the support is in place. Also the support may be readily brought into position for use by the rider and without dismountin g, and by striking the foot against the outer side of the support the latter will snap upwardly into its normal inoperative position by reason of the relative arrangement of the substantially U-shaped spring and the cam shoulder carried by the rock-shaft, as will be readily appreciated.

WVhat is claimed is-- 1. The combination with a bicycle-pedal, of a rock-shaft mounted thereon, a lateral support carried by the rock-shaft, means for holding the support in its normal inoperative position, and an outwardly-directed trip car ried solely by the holding means and arranged for engagement by the foot of the rider.

2. The combination with a bicycle-pedal, of a rock-shaft mounted thereon, a lateral support carried by the shaft, a cam also provided upon the shaft, a spring arranged in frictional engagement with the cam to hold the support in its normal inoperative position, and an upwardly-directed trip projecting above the plane of the upper side of the pedal, carried solely by the spring, and arranged for engagement by the foot of the rider.

3. A bicycle-support, comprising a frame for application to a pedal, a rock-shaft mount ed upon the frame, a lateral supporting-arm carried by the shaft, a cam provided upon the shaft, a bowed spring carried by the frame and in frictional engagement with the cam to support the arm in its normal inoperative position, and one end of the spring being free and projected above the frame to form a trip for engagement by the foot of a rider.

4. A bicyclesupport, comprising a substantially U-shaped frame for application to a pedal, a lateral rock-shaft mounted adjacent to the inner side of the transverse end of the frame, a lateral supporting-arm carried by the shaft, an intermediate cam also cam, andits opposite free end being projected outwardly beyond the frame and forming a trip for engagement by the foot of a rider.

5. The combination with a bicycle-pedal, having longitudinal bifurcations formed in the. outer ends of the opposite sides thereof, of a substantially U-shaped frame embracing the opposite sides of the pedal, a transyerserock-shaft mounted upon the frame and received within the bifurcations of the pedal, a lateral su pporting-arm' carried by the shaft, means for holding the arm in its normallyinoperative position, and inwardly-directed lugs or projections formed upon the inner faces of the opposite sides of the frame and received within the outer open ends of the respective bifurcations.

6. The combination with a bicycle-pedal, having longitudinal bifurcations formed in the outer ends of the opposite sides thereof, of a substantially U-shaped frame embracing the opposite sides of the pedal and connected thereto, each side of the frame being provided with a vertical notch or recess intersecting the adjacent bifurcation, a transverse rock-shaft mounted in the notches or recesses of the frame and also received within the bifurcations of the pedal, a lateral supporting-arm carried by the shaft, and means for holding the arm in its inoperative position.

7. A bioycle-support, comprising a. snb.

stantially U-shaped frame for application to a bicycle-pedal, a rock-shaft mounted transversely of the frame and adjacent to the transverse end thereof, supporting-arms at opposite ends of the shaft, a cam provided intermediate of the shaft, a bowed spring carried by the transverse end of the frame and for frictional engagementwith the cam, a lateral arm carried by'the shaft, and a shoulder carried by the inner side of the transverse end of the frame and for engagement by the arm, in the operative position of the support.

8. The combination with a bicycle-pedal, having longitudinal slots or bifurcations formed in the outer ends of its opposite sides,

of a substantially U-shaped frame embracing the pedal, fastenings connecting the frame to the pedal, a substantially U-shaped support, of which the transverse portion.

forms a rock-shaft mounted in transverse notches formed in the opposite sides of the frame and adjacent to the transverse outer end thereof, said rock-shaft also extending through the slots in the sides of the pedal,

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transverse end of the frame and in frictional In testimony that I claim the foregoing as engagement with the cam, the upper free pormy own I have hereto affixed my signature in tion of the spring projecting above the upper the presence of two Witnesses.

side of the pedal to form a trip, a lateral arm 1 LUDWIG GLASSER. carried by the rock-shaft, and a stop-shoul- Vitnesses:

der carried by the inner side of the outer end J. H. THOMPSON,

of the frame, and for engagement by the arm. 1 J. M. LARKIN. 

